I thought some of you may be interested in taking part. For more information go to:

http://www.kiwimagonline.com/parentsadvisory/index.php

- Corey

My second grader is turning into a great knitter. I’ll be she could whip up a pair of these funny ears from Craftzine.com in time for Friday. Perfect for witches, gnomes and other creatures of the humorous or not-so-humorous type.

Of course, look for natural fiber yarns such as wool, silk, etc…

If you make a pair, let us know! We’d love to see photos and to have a good laugh with you, of course.

Halloween is almost here and that means our contests will be coming to a close.  Don’t forget to enter now for your chance at fame and fortune, or at least a cool prize, like the Razor Scooter being given away by our national sponsor, Crayons Beverages for their pumpkin carving contest.

Pumpkin Carving Contest*

Photo contest (by BabyLegs)

Craft contest

* For help with the carving, you might like these free stencils from the World Wildlife Federation or try

carvingpumpkins.com, dltk-holidays.com or bhg.com.

Pumpkinmasters.com also has some great, free stencils as well as some tips for how to photograph your jack-o-lantern for submission to this or any other pumpkin carving contest.

Amazing Grass (one of our top sponsors and year ’round favorite products!)

Amazing Grass is proud to sponsor Green Halloween and to do our part to make this Halloween a little greener, for the month of October our bulk Kidz SuperFood packets are on sale.  50 individual packets for $45.99. That’s a savings of over 25%.

Instead of handing out candy give those trick-a-treaters a healthier treat, an Amazing Grass Kidz SuperFood packet.

Mind Candy Tee’s: Give a special ghoul a sparkly Mind Candy Tee and save 20%* by putting in the code Pumpkin at check out. The offer is good until November 5, 2009, perfect for some early holiday shopping!

Sugar Coated Organics: Save 5% on Organic Candy! Enter Coupon Code “Save5″ Visit Our Site enter to win a $10.00 Gift Card! All of our products are free of high fructose corn-syrup and many are gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free or  vegan with no  artificial colors or flavors.

BoxWorks has templates for creating just about everything under the sun – including Halloween luminaries/ treat bags and costumes… all from old cardboard boxes. The template for the luminaries/treat bag is FREE for Green Halloween families. Just visit BoxWorks.biz, select “make a candy bag” and enter the coupon code GREEN in the shopping cart, when promoted.

A friend of mine recently signed off of an e-mail with, “Best Witches” and added this little character: <]; }

I thought it was so cute and apropos that I asked if I could borrow them.

You’ve also seen us using phrases like “to DIY for” and “eek-o-friendly” but I’m also a fan of “gourd-eously green”, “boo-tiful” and “no-cost-umes”!

Speaking of having fun… you and your kids might enjoy these Halloween jokes or search the Internet for more. Remember, you can make cost-free and healthy (non-edible) treasures for your trick-or-treaters by printing out some jokes on strips of recycled or tree-free paper, rolling into little scrolls and tying with Halloween colored thread or wool yarn.

What are your favorite Halloween puns and jokes?

As always, we’d love to hear ‘em!